A big day for Jacksonville. That comes from the chairman of the Downtown Investment Authority after the board OK’s an $89 million redevelopment plan for four historic vacant buildings in downtown, some of which will involve taxpayer money. Around $10 million in incentives was unanimously approved by DIA with some amendments during today’s meeting, with…
DetailsThe heart of Jacksonville’s downtown could be getting a hotel, apartment space, retail, offices, dining options and a rooftop bar. Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority recommended Wednesday nearly $10 million in city incentives for the developers of four historic buildings near Hemming Park. Since 2013, there’s been talk of repurposing the empty buildings, but it hasn’t…
DetailsThe days are numbered for people taking shortcuts across the FEC train tracks in downtown Delray Beach. The city plans to install pedestrian barriers by the end of the summer. In mid-January, the City Commission approved a pedestrian barrier of aluminum rail fencing with occasional landscaping along both sides of the track for one block…
DetailsWawa officials want to build a convenience store with 16 fueling pumps on Palm Bay Road, at the shuttered site of Bob Evans, which closed abruptly last April. The redevelopment project is slated for the northwest corner of the Durham Drive intersection. “The service station has been able to accomplish what other users on Durham Drive…
DetailsNew life could finally be coming for the Laura Street Trio and Barnett Building in Downtown Jacksonville. There have been plans to redevelop these properties in the past, but the head of the Downtown Investment Authority says this latest attempt is the closest they’ve been to seeing action. The Mulasky Group and SouthEast Group are…
DetailsCity leaders will consider today whether to award a contract to electric shuttle vendor Gotcha Ride to offer free rides around the downtown area. The service would include seven six-seat electric shuttles that can be hailed on a mobile app to ferry residents, visitors and workers around downtown without moving their cars. If approved, Gotcha…
DetailsThe latest downtown revitalization plan unveiled this week calls for walkable green spaces and a bustling town square peppered with outdoor dining and retail shops to fill the vacant storefronts. But the 146-page blueprint the city paid consultants nearly $400,000 to write makes no mention of the Church of Scientology’s future implications on downtown revival…
DetailsResidents in Malone will be receiving water in a more a dependable and sustainable way. The town was funded more than $270,000 from the Northwest Florida Water Management District in December 2015 for new water main lines. Now they’ll be able to see those funds come to fruition. That money is channeled into installing the…
DetailsHere’s how much West Palm loves its waterfront sidewalks: Commissioners this week gave the city’s legal department authority to buy or take by eminent domain land the city already owns, to make sure it stays a public walkway even after Palm Harbor Marina builds a hotel there. How do you buy land you already own?…
DetailsThe Town Commission argued, debated, raised fears and ultimately agreed to wait until a March workshop to consider the fundamental rules and regulations that will govern development and redevelopment on Longboat Key. On the agenda at last Monday’s regular meeting were amendments to the future Land Use Comprehensive Plan categories that define and embody what…
DetailsIn the last days of 2016, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled that tattooing is a First Amendment-protected act of expression. The court said cities can’t ban the businesses and also can’t restrict them to the point where they’re all but banned. The ruling was a legal defeat for the city of…
DetailsThe City’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is conducting a workshop Tuesday January 31, 2017 at 6 p.m. at City Hall 5790 Margate Blvd. when elected officials will discuss proposed modifications to the City Center (Margate downtown) plan. According to Margate Mayor and CRA Chairman, Tommy Ruzzano, the public will be allowed to speak and share…
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